O S Winery

DAY 1-Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Saar, Mosel and Ruwer: 15 days of Riesling and Roadbiking

1st Sargent Jason Meineke at  Domdechant Werner'sches Weingut in Hochheim with a half case of Riesling Trocken I bought as thanks for all his help. He sat next to me on the flight from Amsterdam and offered to store my Bicycle box at his house near the Frankfurt Flugehaven.  It didn't arrive when we did  so we went on a short wine trip to kill some time. We missed Weingut Franz Kunstler. Next time

Courtyard at Werner'sches Weingut

Wow, landed at Frankfurt OK but experienced my first case of slow to arrive luggage (my bicycle of course). In true Owen fashion I was rescued by my seatmate 1st Sgt Jason Manicke who lives nearby and put me up until the bike was delivered. In the meantime we drove a few Km to Domdechant
Werner'sches in Hochheim and tasted several delicious dry and off-dry Riesling in the beautiful courtyard winery/residence
with Herr Franz Werner Michel. (I'm now sipping the heavanly, honeyed '06 Hochheimer Kirchenstuck Auslese.)
Next door is Weingut Franz Kunstler but we didn't have time. Maybe later. The weather is perfect here, the roads are everywhere like new. The villages are incredible. This is some seriously great cycling
Tomorrow I have a longish ride down the Rhein to Weingut Keller in Florsheim-Dalsheim NW of Worms in the Rheinhessen. Herr Keller is one of the 2 or 3 very best producers in Germany.
Hi Michiko, Hi Mack, Hi Victoria, Hi Rob

Tomorrow I have a longis

Tasted wine and had lunch with Rahgav Kehr ( check google) What a nice guy and just a little fascinating. He's got the wine bug. Welcome aboard
Rahgav. You know that song "The Spider and the Fly"? It's really about the wine business. But we love it anyway

This new blog has been made with the expert assistance and advice of the
incomparable Jordan Soltman of Vashon Island Tech Support.
Big hand for Jordan!

Two weeks from now I'll be cycling down the Rheingau, Nahe, Saar and Mosel rivers indulging in my version of the Daily Double: two of the worlds greatest wineries per day, starting with Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Weingut Keller in Florsheim, The Staatsweingut at Kloster Eberbach etc.  Yo can look forward to lots of photos and wine reviews. This beautiful dog is seen here ignoring my beautiful bike in front of Fauntleroy Bakery in W. Seattle